Kim Jaewon: "Rumor of Deploying 30 Active Prosecutors? No Feasibility"

"Active Prosecutors Find It Difficult to Run in Upcoming Elections"
"Personnel from Prosecutor Backgrounds in the Presidential Office Are Already Politicians"

Kim Jae-won, a Supreme Council member of the People Power Party, stated that the speculation about prosecutors being nominated for next year's general election from the ruling party is unlikely, saying, "The possibility of actually recruiting prosecutors and sending them into politics is slim."

On the 28th, Kim appeared on YTN Radio's 'News King Park Ji-hoon' and said that the situation where an incumbent prosecutor resigns and immediately runs in the general election is "almost impossible. The rumors of deploying 30 or 50 prosecutors are not feasible."

However, he added, "The prosecutors working in the Presidential Office are already people active as politicians," implying that there is a possibility of prosecutors from the Presidential Office staff running in the general election.

[Image source=Yonhap News]

Regarding why such rumors persist despite Kim Ki-hyun, the party leader, denying prosecutor nominations, Kim said, "Currently, many local residents do not fully support the activities of the incumbent lawmakers," and "Incumbent lawmakers themselves feel their positions are already unstable, and there is a recurring rumor that the new candidates will be prosecutors appointed by President Yoon Seok-yeol."

He continued, "Looking at party approval ratings, there are times when the Democratic Party leads and times when our party leads, but with this level of support, a considerable effort is needed to secure a majority in the general election," emphasizing, "We must safely and effectively prepare nominations and pledges."

Regarding the recent actions of Hong Joon-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, Kim said, "Overall, it seems he is working hard for Daegu, but I think there have been no significant achievements yet," and added, "There is also public opinion that he is too involved in central politics."

He said, "Since Mayor Hong himself is a leading potential presidential candidate, his political remarks are not a big problem, but when making political statements, it leads to saying some people are acceptable and others are not," and warned, "If a local government head intervenes in elections and violates the legal limits of their position, it could become problematic."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.